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| The Duke University Chess Club |
| Games and Lessons |
| Fischer-Spassky, 1972 |
| This section of the website will include games annotated by club members and lessons or columns that are meant to be instructive (that is, as instructive as we are capable of being...). For annotated games, lessons, or columns of infinitely higher quality, we humbly direct you to the Chess Cafe. |
| Last updated 5th September, 2001 |
| I. Master games annotated |
| II. Simply annotated games for beginners |
| III. Club games |
| coming soon! |
| IV. Theoretical Articles |
| 4-1. A recent rapid game played on FICS: opening analysis of a Pirc sideline. |
| 2-1. McShane-Ellers, Bundesliga 2001: mostly prose explanations directed at beginners. |
| Spot some shady analysis? Let us know! We analyze games to learn more about chess, and if you can help us out with better analysis, we welcome your input. Feel free to submit your own analyses, as well. |
| V. Analyses: Combinations, Endgames, Positions. |
| 5-1. Lasker-Thomas, London 1912: A well known combination. |
| 1-1. Tal-Geller, USSR Spartakiad 1964: Feel free to submit analysis of the position after Tal's 28. Bxh6 !? (?!). An interesting, though not particularly important or spectacular game, I annotated this game whilst studying the Spanish. |
| 1-2: Bauer-Bologan, Enghien-les-Bains 2001: a brilliant bishop/knight sacrifice |
| coming soon: more analyis from recent tournaments. |
| up next: analysis of the games of masters from previous generations.. |